07/21/2026
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Wilmont Community Center
310 4th Ave
Wilmont, MN
Tuesday July 21st
1230 pm to 6:30 pm
For more information or to make an appointment, call Sandy at 507-360-1496.
Give the gift of life! Donate Blood!
Did you know 3 out of every 100 people in the US give blood? Blood donation gives HOPE to patients and their loved ones!
A few hints before you give blood—
*Drink plenty of water (extra 16 ounces day you donate)
*Eat a healthy meal before your donatoin
*Avoid fatty foods such as hamburgers, fries or ice cream (fatty foods affect the tests they do on your blood)
*Eat extra iron such as red meat, liver, fish, poultry, eggs and pork. Peanut butter on fruit/vegetables , peanuts are even better, handful of pumpkin seeds an hour before you give
*Eat dark green vegetables
*Vitamin C 100% juices & fruit-also chewable vitamins
*8 ounces tomato juice
*skip drinking tea and coffee as can interfere with iron absorption
*If you donate platelets, your body must be free of aspirin for 48 hors.
*Plenty of rest
*Check out the free Cross Blood donor app “BloodApp”
*Rapid Pass-start the donation process before you leave home by completing the online pre-donation and healthy history questionnaire at your convenience on the day of donation.
The need is great - only 10 appointments were filled as of 3 this afternoon.